Hyperion Battlecruiser

Designed by OmniTech as their newest and most deadly Battleship-tier weapons platform, the Hyperion-class Battlecruiser is one of the most dangerous mid-range capital ships in human space. It is very new, and not many have been pressed into service so far, but those that have are seen as some of the most effective and powerful ships ever used by humanity. A single Hyperion can easily outclass and outgun a similarly-sized alien vessel of nearly any species, and this has caused several hearings and meetings among the other races, as they see the Hyperion as a symbol of a new threat.

Service & Requisition
While OmniTech is well-known for it's highly accurate long-range Megathron-class Battleship, they lacked an effective close combat platform in the same tier. The Hyperion is the culmination of their efforts in this field. Capable of absolutely decimating numerous enemy vessels in tight quarters, the Hyperion is a terrifying sight. It is also boasts extremely-powerful shield arrays and is quite fast given it's size, though relatively slow at turns and rotation.

Despite the fact that it was not designed as a command craft, the Hyperion has recently been used by large corporations and even Imperial and OmniCorp fleets as a flagship, since it is highly resilient and extremely dangerous. In fact, due to it's ability to burst at high rates of speed, the Hyperion can often be seen in use completely independent of other vessels. Since it's only downfall is the inability to field or effectively thwart smaller strike craft, or to destroy very large Dreadnoughts or Titans, the Hyperion is mostly self-sufficient.

The single largest factor currently limiting the Hyperion from mainstream use is the cost. While the profit margin, as with most Omni products, is fairly low - the cost of producing one is immense, and it shows in the price. This vessel can be purchased for use by any company or citizen, pending review by the Imperial Admiralty, for a price of Φ74,000,000,000. A minimum rank of Duke is required to request this vessel from Imperial High Command.

Statistics
Cost: Φ74,000,000,000

Length: 1700 meters

Detailed Crew: 100 Bridge Officers, 400 Staff Officers, 600 Enlisted, ~900 Technicians & Specialists (total 2000 appx.)

Weaponry: Eight Noctis-class 65MW anode hybrid particle cannons (forward), sixteen 15MW modal particle accelerator blasters (eight port, eight starboard)

Top Impulse Speed: 0.10 Warp / 66,800,000 mph (0.20 Warp / 133,600,000 mph in short bursts)